Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (350-401)

Architecture

• Explain the different design principles used in an enterprise network
• Analyze design principles of a WLAN deployment
• Differentiate between on-premises and cloud infrastructure deployments
• Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Explain the working principles of the Cisco SD-Access solution
• Describe concepts of wired and wireless QoS
• Differentiate hardware and software switching mechanisms

Virtualization

• Describe device virtualization technologies
• Configure and verify data path virtualization technologies
• Describe network virtualization concepts

Infrastructure

• Layer 2
• Layer 3
• Wireless
• IP Services

Network Assurance

• Diagnose network problems using tools such as debugs, conditional debugs, trace route, ping, SNMP, and syslog
• Configure and verify device monitoring using syslog for remote logging
• Configure and verify NetFlow and Flexible NetFlow
• Configure and verify SPAN/RSPAN/ERSPAN
• Configure and verify IPSLA
• Describe Cisco DNA Center workflows to apply network configuration, monitoring, and management
• Configure and verify NETCONF and RESTCONF

Security

• Configure and verify device access control
• Configure and verify infrastructure security features
• Describe REST API security
• Configure and verify wireless security features
• Describe the components of network security design

Automation

• Interpret basic Python components and scripts
• Construct valid JSON encoded file
• Describe the high-level principles and benefits of a data modeling language, such as YANG
• Describe APIs for Cisco DNA Center and vManage
• Interpret REST API response codes and results in payload using Cisco DNA Center and RESTCONF
• Construct EEM applet to automate configuration, troubleshooting, or data collection
• Compare agent vs. agentless orchestration tools, such as Chef, Puppet, Ansible, and SaltStack